*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

Own_My_Own

noodles86 wrote: »

I have a love hate relationship with my car - love driving, hate the associated costs! So feel your pain!

I think most places have froze council tax, ours have, maybe worth a look on their website.

Ours is frozen, but I get help with it, as I get CTC and WTC.
With the changes to council tax support, I don't know what help I will still be entitled to.
What ever it is I will pay it. I would just like to know in advance what it will be.

Own_My_Own

On a more positive note, I think we have finally sorted the prom dress.
We live in a small town and dd didn't want to get one from here as everyone else would have seen it. The shops do have a policy where you give your school name and they make sure no two girls buy the same dress, but as we have 3 schools, it doesn't mean that one of her friends from a different school wouldn't have it.

And some of the prices parents are paying is just unbelievable. One of her friends has a dress that cost £500. That's before shoes etc. Another has a dress that is £430.

Well, I can't afford that, so we have had a challenge. Dd picked a dress she knew she couldn't have, and we had to find one similar for a fraction of the price, and I think we have done it.

This is the dress she wanted
http://www.cargoclothing.com/shop/detail.aspx?pid=4489

And this is the dress she is getting
http://evica.co.uk/bridesmaid-dresses/lovely-strapless-dusky-pink-full-length-evening-dress

I have just got to sew hundreds of beads and sequins on it. :eek:

craftymummy_2

Looks lovely OMO. I'm sure your DD will look fantastic in it. It might be easier to glue the glitters on?

moneysavingmumofone

Nanamia-Still no uniform, hopefully it will have turned up by Monday! Luckily I found another polo shirt (I think he has actually been wearing his old one lol and Id just thought Id shrunk it a bit!) and the pair of trousers Id thought had long been lost so he will have a uniform of sorts to wear on Monday! Luckily he wore his school shoes to the disco or they'd have gone walkies too! He did look great as Clark Kent though. Bless your friend, glad it went well and you were there to hold her hand. xx

FeistyFidget-So sorry to hear of your family troubles, they all sound very greedy tbh. And all the rest of you want to do is make sure your nan is comfortable. I hope it works well in the end. xx

Trendyjenny-Have a lovely time. xxx

Princesskitty-This thread is a bit of everything, we are always here. xxx

PinkSteps-Trendyjennys idea of carrying on old traditions is lovely also how about things that remind you of your Dad. Did he drink a certain whisky for example that you could all have a toast of or a favourite pudding that you could have after Christmas dinner. Hope DS' tests go well. xxx

hismissus-The movie night gift bag sounds great, I love movie night gift baskets/bags, you can adapt them for anyone! x

OMO-Dont you hate it when all the big car expenses come at once! Our tax is due at the end of March, a few days before we go on holiday, great timing! Then when we get back it needs a service, new exhaust and other things I cant remember. (I tend to zone out when OH lists it all. :rotfl:) Im a bit panicky about our MOT now as a few years ago I thought our MOT was due in a different month than it was and we ended up driving around without an MOT for several months. (unintentionally!)

freespirit-Well done to your DD volunteering, hope she has a lovely birthday. xxx

George @ Asda has a great sale on at the moment, I bought a few gorgeous baby outfits for 1st birthday presents. Also ordered a few Dr Who bargains from Amazon and a 13 inch remote control dalek for £9.99 from B&M for DS' birthday. We've been keeping an eye on it for ages hoping it would be reduced from £29.99 and it finally was. :j I think Ill go and make my Christmas 2013 list, I havent done it properly yet tut!

moneysavingmumofone

OMO-That dress is gorgeous, Im sure you'll do a great job customising it. The things we do lol, I cut out loads of black circles once to make a dalmation outfit for my DS then stuck them on with fabric glue The only black fabric I had in the house was some new socks so had to cut them from those and it took quite a while. :rotfl:

bunbun2

Hello!

i am going to do a mega catch up in a minute but wanted to ask for some advice.

Ds2 (12) is asking if he can go to a party thus evening. it is a girl who is at his school but not in his form. she is in his friends form and he and a few others are going to the party. it is in a nearby hall. his friends parents have said they would take and pick up. what would you do? should i let him go or not? ds1 never wanted to go out to parties.

Own_My_Own

bunbun2 wrote: »

Hello!

i am going to do a mega catch up in a minute but wanted to ask for some advice.

Ds2 (12) is asking if he can go to a party thus evening. it is a girl who is at his school but not in his form. she is in his friends form and he and a few others are going to the party. it is in a nearby hall. his friends parents have said they would take and pick up. what would you do? should i let him go or not? ds1 never wanted to go out to parties.

I would let him go. There will obviously be parents there.

I often couldn't go to parties when I was growing up, and hated going into school on the Monday, knowing everyone would be talking about it.

bunbun2

Own_My_Own wrote: »

I would let him go. There will obviously be parents there.

I often couldn't go to parties when I was growing up, and hated going into school on the Monday, knowing everyone would be talking about it.

forgot to say it is 6 to 9.30

springdreams

caitlyn22 wrote: »

Hello, Just a quick note from me as I left the UK in a bit of a last minute dash last weekend and didn't get to say cheerio to you all!

Tomorrow is my wedding day (today where you are!) and I'm just heading off to bed for the night. Wishing you all well for now and look forward to catching up on posts in a couple of weeks!

Take care and hugs to those who need them x

Congrats! I hope you had a lovely day :beer:

Own_My_Own

bunbun2 wrote: »

forgot to say it is 6 to 9.30

OMG. That's cutting it tight. I would still let him go. 9.30 isn't that late on a Saturday night.

ETA Is he climbing the walls waiting for your decision. I think I would have been. LOL